Saturation Biopsy Useful in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Study

[Guest guest]

Report from Spain on saturation prostate biopsies on 32 patients with high PSA, previous biopsies without

diagnosis of prostate cancer and high suspicion of malignant disease....Click on below link for the full story:<http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/saturation_biopsy_in_prostate_cancer_diagnosis__abstract.html>Presumably the fear factor was missing in these repeat biopsiessince the patients had pain-free experience with earlier biopsies?

[Guest guest]

This story demonstrates yet again that the

reason of an elevated PSA is NOT likely to be prostate cancer in the majority

of cases. Here we have men with PSA ranging from 5.63 to 35.47 ng/ml who had

all undergone previous biopsy procedures (up to five in some cases) and

yet in 60% - well over half – the cases prostate cancer was not

identified in the biopsy material.

Only a small study, but one that

demonstrates yet again the importance of finding a pointer that is more prostate

cancer specific than PSA.

All the best

Terry Herbert

I have no medical

qualifications but I was diagnosed in ‘96: and have learned a bit since

then.

My sites are at www.yananow.net and www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za

Dr

“Snuffy” Myers : " As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of

the decisions we make with regard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate

data "

From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of B

Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2008

11:01 PM

To:

malemedicalproblemsgooglegroups; malemedicalproblems ; ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

Saturation Biopsy Useful in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Study

Report from Spain

on saturation prostate biopsies on 32 patients with high PSA, previous biopsies

without diagnosis of prostate cancer and high suspicion of malignant

disease....

Click on below link for the full story:

<http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/saturation_biopsy_in_prostate_cancer_diagnosis__abstract.html>

Presumably

the fear factor was missing in these repeat biopsies

since

the patients had pain-free experience with earlier biopsies?

[Guest guest]

This story demonstrates yet again that the

reason of an elevated PSA is NOT likely to be prostate cancer in the majority

of cases. Here we have men with PSA ranging from 5.63 to 35.47 ng/ml who had

all undergone previous biopsy procedures (up to five in some cases) and

yet in 60% - well over half – the cases prostate cancer was not

identified in the biopsy material.

Only a small study, but one that

demonstrates yet again the importance of finding a pointer that is more prostate

cancer specific than PSA.

All the best

Terry Herbert

I have no medical

qualifications but I was diagnosed in ‘96: and have learned a bit since

then.

My sites are at www.yananow.net and www.prostatecancerwatchfulwaiting.co.za

Dr

“Snuffy” Myers : " As a physician, I am painfully aware that most of

the decisions we make with regard to prostate cancer are made with inadequate

data "

From: ProstateCancerSupport [mailto:ProstateCancerSupport ] On Behalf Of B

Sent: Tuesday, 2 December 2008

11:01 PM

To:

malemedicalproblemsgooglegroups; malemedicalproblems ; ProstateCancerSupport

Subject:

Saturation Biopsy Useful in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Study

Report from Spain

on saturation prostate biopsies on 32 patients with high PSA, previous biopsies

without diagnosis of prostate cancer and high suspicion of malignant

disease....

Click on below link for the full story:

<http://www.urotoday.com/61/browse_categories/prostate_cancer/saturation_biopsy_in_prostate_cancer_diagnosis__abstract.html>

Presumably

the fear factor was missing in these repeat biopsies

since

the patients had pain-free experience with earlier biopsies?